Ivy and Bean Make the Rules (Ivy and Bean Series #9)

by Annie Barrows, Sophie Blackall

Overview

Bean's older sister, Nancy, is going to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp, where she will do Crafts and Music and First Aid and other secret things that Bean will never know about because girls have to be eleven to go to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp. Bean doesn't care. She doesn't want to go to camp. She wouldn't go even if they begged her. So ha. So ha ha. So—wait a second! Bean and Ivy can make their own camp, their own better camp: Camp Flaming Arrow, where counselors Ivy and Bean will give a whole new meaning to Crafts, Music, First Aid, and hands-on learning!

Includes bonus material!
- Sneak peek chapter from the next book in the Ivy + Bean series Ivy and Bean Take the Case by Annie Barrows, illustrated by Sophie Blackall
- A guide to making your own camp
- Other fun games

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452120157
Publisher:	Chronicle Books LLC
Publication date:	07/13/2012
Series:	Ivy and Bean Series , #9
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	127
Sales rank:	475,681
File size:	20 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

When she was a kid, Annie Barrows never once went to camp. She never took any classes. She never played a sport. She wasn't a Girl Scout. What a weirdo. She lives in Berkeley, California.
Sophie Blackall is an Australian illustrator whose work has appeared in many newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Hometown:

Berkeley, CA

Date of Birth:

August 24, 1962

Place of Birth:

San Diego, CA

Education:

University of California at Berkeley, B.A. in Medieval History; Mills College, M.F.A. in Creative Writing

Editorial Reviews

"A triumph of friendship, ingenuity, and fun!" - Read Kiddo Read, Ultimate Summer Reading List

"Will make their devoted fans very happy campers indeed." - The Horn Book Magazine

From the Publisher

It's spring break, and Bean's big sister, Nancy, is off to Monkey Park, where she'll get to spend every day having secret, big-kid fun at Girl Power 4-Ever Camp for girls 11-14. Bean is 7. No way is Bean attending Puppet Fun! She and Ivy can make their own fun. After a false start (one board does not a tree house make; some things are beyond even duct tape's powers), Ivy has a brilliant idea, and Camp Flaming Arrow is born. When their moms let these small agents of chaos visit the park on their own, readers will know what to expect. Nancy's camp offers Crafts, Dance and First Aid; so does Ivy and Bean's--with a difference. Their friendship bracelets turn into chains binding Houdini hand and foot. Their tap dancing (stick thumbtacks into shoe soles, climb onto old metal wash tub and voilà!) is more fun than a silly old dance routine--louder anyway. Their First Aid, with the help of fake blood and bandages, morphs into a game of Zombies among the Puppet Fun kids. Quickly acquiring an enthusiastic following, the two inventive camp counselors give a whole new meaning to Girl Power. As usual, Blackall's art conveys the girls' anarchically imaginative glee, bringing the mischief and mayhem to messy, hilarious life. Making the rules rules! (Fiction. 6-9)

Kirkus Reviews